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Season Recap: MS Baseball

The Indians entered 2023 with a mix of returning, experienced players and fresh faces on the roster. Through a tough and condensed schedule, Tallulah Falls had a season marked with growth and maturity. That showed with the boys going 2-0-1 in the final three games of the season to end on a high note.

In total, the Indians went 4-4-1. The opening contest was a 23-13 win over Towns County, who later returned the favor with a 9-3 score. Playing tough programs such as Lakeview and Prince Avenue Christian, TFS dropped three contests against those teams. Wins came over Towns, twice over Rabun Gap, and a win over Lumpkin County to polish off the season coming after a tie.

Highlights of the season included a no-hitter thrown by 7th-grader Jack Greene, 8th-grader Drew Barron's consistent leadership on the mound and at the plate, and Asa Popham, Garrett Dorsey, William NeSmith, and Reilly Cox having fantastic seasons offensively. Barron was 2-2 on the mound with a 2.33 ERA and 29 strikeouts across 15 innings. Greene was 1-0 with a perfect 0.00 ERA in 8 innings with 14 strikeouts.

Dorsey hit a team-high .500 with a team-best 11 RBI and scored 10 runs. Barron hit .474 and added a team-high 10 walks, adding 8 RBI and 9 runs scored. Popham was a .360 hitter with 2 homeruns, 10 RBI, and 10 runs to go with 9 stolen bases. Cox (.350, 1 HR, 8 RBI), NeSmith (.320, 1 HR, 6 RBI) were critical offensively as well. NeSmith was the table-setter as the leadoff batter, setting team highs with 16 runs and 13 stolen bases.

Several others such as Green (.320, 4 RBI), Brantley Addison (.333, 4 RBI), Ryder Cantrell (.273, 2 RBI), and Ryan Anderson (.200, 4 RBI, 8 IP, 9 K), and Woods Irvin (9 IP, 8 K, .350 OBP) were key starters.

While Barron, NeSmith, Anderson, and Cantrell will move on to the high school level next year, much of the lineup will return as the Indians will look to take the next step in 2024.